Segment 3: Childhood of Jesus (Luke 2:41-52)
Looking Back
Care For One Another
Pray for one another
Share from your lives (health issues, family, finances, spiritual needs, sports, etc.)
Celebrate Together
With song, instrument, dance or testimonies
Cast vision For Your Group And Each Other
That we would be better followers of Jesus
That our community would draw closer to God
Giving and Sharing
Give something tangible from what God has given you to help others
Looking Up
Introduction
Jesus left us an example of how to grow in our personal life. This passage shows that He was
obedient to His parents; He was obedient to God and grew in character in respect to God and
men. One of the lessons that we can learn is that it is important to continue to improve our
character as we journey through life.
Step 1 Watch the segment twice
Step 2 Ask a member of the group to tell the story of the segment in their own words
Step 3 Allow the group to fill in any gaps in the story or make any corrections.
Step 4 Discussion questions:
1. What did you like the most about the story? What caught your attention?
2. What does the old man (Simeon) say about Jesus?
3. How did Jesus amaze the teachers? Why would this have been unusual?
4. How does this passage show that Jesus is not only God but also, “perfectly Man?
5. How did Mary and Joseph show they were raising Jesus correctly according to the religious customs dictated in the Old Testament?
6. What name does Jesus call God? What does this tell us about what He knew about
Himself at this age?
Conclusion
Joseph and Mary obeyed God in how they raised Jesus by taking Him to the Passover feast,
leaving us a good example of parenting. We know from the Bible that Jesus knew His mission
in life by the time he was 12 years of age. God left us this account of Jesus’ childhood to show
how He grew up, but most of what is written about Him concerns His adult life and ministry,
which God wants us to know.
Looking Forward
Application
Share together in your group how you believe God would want you to respond
Practice
telling the story (from step 2) to each other
Share
today’s story with others and invite them to come to your next group time.
Prayer
Thank God for what we learned today.
Pray for others in our community.
Pray for one another in your group